Hearing: "Advance Appropriations: Protecting Tribal Communities from the Effects of a Government Shutdown" (H.R. 1128, H.R. 1135)

Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States (Committee on Natural Resources)

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 (2:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Betty McCollum
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Don Young
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Panel two

The Honorable Aaron Payment
1st Vice President, The National Congress of American Indians; Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

The Honorable Victoria Kitcheyan
Chairperson, the National Indian Health Board; Tribal Council Member, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Ms. Verné Boerner
President and CEO, Alaska Native Health Board; Inupiaq (Village of Kiana)

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

The Honorable Cheryl Andrews-Maltais
Board of Directors, United South and Eastern Tribes SPF; Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

The Honorable Janet Wak Wak Nicholson
Colville Business Council Member, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Panel three

Mr. Jason Freihage
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Rear Admiral Lower Half Michael Weahkee
Principal Deputy Director, The Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 1128 - Indian Programs Advanced Appropriations Act [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • H.R. 1135 - Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2019 [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes Resolution No. 3-14 - Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Alaska Native Health Board Resolution 01-2013, Providing for Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Letter of Support for H.R. 1128 and H.R. 1135 [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and California Rural Indian Joint Resolution to Support Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Letter of Support for H.R. 1128 from the Navajo Nation [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: National Congress of American Indians Resolution #ECWS-19-001, Support for Advance Appropriation for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: National Indian Health Board Resolution 14-03, Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium Letter of Support for Advance Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: Letter of Support for H.R. 1135 and H.R. 1128 from Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • Submission by Rep. McCollum: United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Resolution No. 2013:046, Support for Alternative Funding Options for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • FTR - Letter of Support for H.R. 1128 and H.R. 1135 from the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • FTR - Statement on the Needs of Urban Indian Organizations from the National Council of Urban Indian Health [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Ruben Gallego [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM
  • The Honorable Paul Cook [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF]
  • QFRs - Rep. Gallego for Mr. Freihage [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 11:04 AM

First Published: September 25, 2019 at 09:26 AM
Last Updated: October 10, 2019 at 11:04 AM


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